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| Released | October 8, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | February–April 2010 | |||
| Studio | The Hit Factory/Criteria Studios (Miami, Florida) Paint It Black Studio (Orlando, Florida) Studio Barbarosa (Bavon, Virginia) | |||
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| Length | 65:39 | |||
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| Producer | Michael Baskette | |||
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 AB III.5 | ||||
AB III is the third studio album by American rock band Alter Bridge, released on October 8, 2010. Produced by Michael Baskette, the album is a departure from the band's first two albums; lyrically, it is a loose concept album dealing with darker lyrical themes of struggling with faith, while musically, the album's sound is more dynamic and progressive than previous recordings.[3] AB III is also the first Alter Bridge album to be released on Roadrunner Records, making it the band's third consecutive album to be released on a different label.[4] The album was released on Roadrunner Records worldwide except North America, where it was self-released on Alter Bridge Recordings via Capitol Records.[5]
The first single off the album, "Isolation", is the band's most successful single to date and was released on September 26, 2010, in the United Kingdom and November 9, 2010, in the United States.[6][7] AB III received acclaim from music critics; for example, Artistdirect called it a "masterpiece".[8] The album was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry, the same certification as Alter Bridge's 2007 album Blackbird.
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- ^ "New Alter Bridge – AB III – Bio". Alter Bridge's blog. September 8, 2010. Archived from the original on September 11, 2010. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
- ^ "Alter Bridge Join Forces With Roadrunner Records". Alter Bridge's blog. August 31, 2010. Archived from the original on September 5, 2010. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
- ^ "AB III to Hit Stores in USA November 9th Featuring Hit Single "Isolation"". Alter Bridge's blog. October 6, 2010. Archived from the original on October 14, 2010. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
- ^ "Hear a Brand New Track from Alter Bridge". Roadrunner Records. September 6, 2010. Archived from the original on September 8, 2010. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
- ^ Isolation – Single by Alter Bridge – Download Isolation – Single on iTunes Archived June 2, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Florino, Rick (October 12, 2010). "Alter Bridge "AB III" Review – 5 out of 5 Stars Review". Archived from the original on October 14, 2010. Retrieved October 12, 2010.